Shingle-rebaling machine



J. NORRIS AND J. I. PEARSALL. SHINGLE'REBALING MACHINE. APPLICATIONFILED AUG-26. 1918.

1 ,346, 241 Patented July 13, 1920.

7 O m O h UNITED srarss PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN NOBEIS AND JESSE I. LEEARSALL, 0F MASON CITY, IOWA.

SHINGLE-BEZBALING minor-rims.

Specification'of Letters Patent.

Patented July 13, 1220.

Application filed August 26, 1918. Serial Ho. 251,989.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, JOHN Norms. and Jnssn I. PniinsaLL, citizens of theUnited States of America, and residents of Mason City, Cerro Gordocounty, Iowa, have invented a new and useful Shingle-Rebaling Machine,of which the following is a specification. V a

The object of this invention is to provide improved means for balingobjects such as shingles. i

A further object of this invention is to provide improved means forrebaling shingles the bale of which has been accidentally loosened ordestroyed in handling or transportation.

A further object of this invention is to provide improved means forcompressing laminated objects and holding the same in compressedcondition preliminary to the application of a bond or retaining clementthereto.

Uurinvention consists in the construction, arrangement and combinationof elements hereinafter set forth, pointed out in our claims andillustrated by the accompanying drawing, in which- Figure l is a plan ofthe complete device,

the compressing lever being shown in closed v position and one member ofthe retaining element being shown in position for reception of objectssuch as shingles. Fig. 2 is a cross-section on the indicated line 2-2 ofFig. 1 illustrating the manner of collocating and compressing inlaminated form a quantity of objects such as shingles preliminary toapplication of a retaining element or bond thereto, portions of theretaining element or bond being shown in position for practical use.Fig. 3 is a detail cross-section on the indicated line 33 of Fig. 2.

In the construction of the device as shown a. suitable base isconstructed preferably in the form of a rectangular frame composed ofangle bars 10, 11 at thelong sides and 12 at the ends or short sides,one of the latter being shown in Fig. 2, which bars are notched andoverlap at their ends; The base frame is overlaid by transverse metalstrips 13 preferably spaced apart and riveted at their ends tothe sidebars 10, 11. A back frame is composed of angle bars 14:, 15 parallelwith each other, vertically spaced apart, and connected by verticallyarranged metal strips 16 riveted at their ends to said bars. End frameseach are composed of angle and bars l7, 18 parallel with each other,vertically spaced apart and connected by vertically arranged metalstrips 19 riveted at their ends to said bars. Sections of pipe or tubing20 are arranged vertically between corner portions of the base frame andend portions of the back and end frames (at the four corners of thecompleted strucuureland boltsQl. are mounted through said pipes and theoverlapping endportions of frame bars are secured by nuts 22 on theirupper ends. The structure thus far described comprises a base, back andends partially inclosing a rectangular parallelepipedon adapted to giveform to a collocation of objects contained therein.

A link 23 is pivoted at its lower end to the central portion of the bar14 and acompress- 111g lever 2a is formed with a goose-neck 25 at oneend which goose-neck is pivoted at its extremity to the upper end ofsaid link. AhandleQiS is formed on the opposite end portion of thecompressing lever. A comprcssing yoke 27 is fixed to anddepends from thecompressing lever 2st and is adapted to engage the collocation :ofarticles in the frame at times. A hook 28 is pivoted at its lower end tothe central portion of the bar 11 and is adapted to engage at times withthe compressing yoke 27 and hold the same in compressing position. Anotch 29 may be formed in the central portion of the frame bar 15 and ahook 30 is pivoted at one end to said bar adjacent to said notch.

In practical use the parts of the frame are assembled as shown, varyingin size and arrangement according to the size and shape of the bundle tobe built up in it. hen the device is to be used for baling shingles thehook 28 is disengaged from the yoke 27 and the lever 24 and said yokeare moved away from the frame upwardly and rearwardly, articulating onthe pivotal connection with the link 23. Then a tie or bond (commonand'well known in the manufacture of shingles) is arranged in the frame;one wooden cleat 31 of said tie lying on and transversely. of the baseframe, one metal strip 32 of said tie depending out of the way at theouter end of said cleat and secured at one end thereto; the other metalstrip 33 of said tie extending upwardly along or in a groove of the backframe and the remaining wooden cleat 34 fixed to and extendingvertically from the upper end of the metal strip 33, the latter woodencleat being confined by the hook 230 and entering if desired the notch29 in the bar 15. Then the shingles 35 are assorted and packed inlaminated form with their butts engaging the strips 19 of the end framesand their thinner portions overlapping at the center of thepackagecontaining space and overlying in sequence the cleat 81. When thedesired number of shingles, usually twenty-five layers at each end 01:the bundle, are accumulated as shown, the lever 24; and yoke 27 aremoved into a position transversely of the frame, the

yoke 27'being brought into contact with the uppermost layer of shingles35. Then man ual pressure is applied through the handle 26130 cause theyoke 27 to compress the col location of shingles to the desired degree,which done the hook 28 is applied to the yoke to hold it in compressingposition.

Then the cleat 34: is released from the hook 30 and moved into recumbentposition across the collection of shingles the metal strip 33 beingflexed to permit such movement of the cleat, and then the metal strip 32is flexed and brought alongside the center of the outer margin of thecollection of shingles 35,

is bent over and nailed to the outer end of the cleat 3%. Then the hook28 is released from the yoke 27 and niovediinto recumbent.

is occasioned by the breaking of bales and opening of bundles ofshingles and similar small objects and our device as above describedprovides a' convenient, economical and desirable means for re-baling orre-bundling such objects and thus conservingtime in handling them andavoidingTwaste of material. i

Vi e claim as our inventions V 1. A re-balingmachine consisting of abottom,- one side and parallel end portions suitably connected, a linkrising from said bottom outside the side portion, a lever formed with agoose-neck at one end pivoted to said link, a yoke fixed to andextending longitudinally of said lever and adapted to depend on theopposite side of the side-pontion'from' the link, and ah'o'ok adapted toconnect the bottom and yoke d'etachab'ly' 2. A ie-baling machineconsisting of bottom, one side and parallel end portions suitablyconnected, a link rising from said bottom outside: the side portion, alever formed with a goose-neck at one end pivoted to saidlink, a yokefixed to saidle'ver and adapted to depend on the opposite side of theside portion from the link, and a hook adapted to connect the bottom andyoke detachably, and a pivoted hook adapted for securing part of abundleu'etaining element to said side portion temporarily.

Signed by'us at Mason City, Towa,this 31st day of July, 1917. r r

JOHN NORRIS.

JESSE I. PEARSALL,

